Researcher

Professor Edwin Philip Enfield Kirk

My Expertise

Genetics

Fields of Research (FoR)

Paediatrics, Cardiology (incl. Cardiovascular Diseases), Genomics, Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

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Biography

Professor Edwin Kirk is a clinical geneticist at Sydney Children's Hospital and a genetic pathologist at NSW Health Pathology's Randwick Genomics Laboratory. He is co-lead of the Mackenzie's Mission carrier screening project, and reproductive genetic carrier screening is a major research focus. Other research interests include congenital heart disease and the causes of intellectual disability. Kirk ifs the author of the popular science...view more

Professor Edwin Kirk is a clinical geneticist at Sydney Children's Hospital and a genetic pathologist at NSW Health Pathology's Randwick Genomics Laboratory. He is co-lead of the Mackenzie's Mission carrier screening project, and reproductive genetic carrier screening is a major research focus. Other research interests include congenital heart disease and the causes of intellectual disability. Kirk ifs the author of the popular science book The Genes That Make Us: human stories from a revolution in medicine (title in the Northern Hemisphere The Boy Who Wasn't Short). 

 

 

Broad Research Areas

Reproductive Genetic Carrier Screening

Cardiology and Vascular Disease
Psychological Impact of Genetic Disease
Genetics - Genome Analysis
Paediatrics / Child Health  

Specific Research Keywords    
Clinical Genetics
Chromosomal disorders
Intellectual Disability
     
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Society Memberships & Professional Activities    
Member of HGSA, ASIEM, AACG, ASDG.
Fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
 


My Grants

Funding Sources    
Major source at present is MRFF


My Qualifications

MB BS PhD FRACP FRCPA FFSc(RCPA)


My Research Activities

Reproductive genetic carrier screening has been Kirk's main focus in recent years, but he remains active in research into other areas of genetics including congenital heart disease, causes of intellectual disability and genetic syndromes and the psychosocial aspects of genetic conditions. 


My Research Supervision


Areas of supervision

Thesis topics for current UNSW Medicine postgraduate research students:

  • Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease

My Teaching

Teaching Interests    

All areas of clinical genetics, taught at medical student and postgraduate
levels. Physician education in general

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Location

Sydney Children's Hospital
High Street
Randwick NSW 2031

Contact

(02) 9382 5608